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7za

A file archiver with high compression ratio. A standalone version of 7z with support for fewer archive types. More information: https://www.7-zip.org/.

  • Archive a file or directory:

7za a {{archived.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

  • Extract an existing 7z file with original directory structure:

7za x {{archived}}

  • Archive using a specific archive type:

7za a -t{{zip|gzip|bzip2|tar}} {{archived}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

  • List available archive types:

7za i

  • List the contents of an archive file:

7za l {{archived}}